Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (, ), commonly called ANZ, is the fourth largest bank in Australia, after the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac Banking Corporation, and the National Australia Bank which overtook ANZ in 2009 in terms of market capitalisation. Australian operations make up the largest part of ANZ's business, with commercial and retail banking dominating. ANZ is also the largest bank in New Zealand, where the legal entity became known as ANZ National Bank Limited in 2004 and where it operates two brands, ANZ and the National Bank of New Zealand.

In addition to operations throughout Australia and New Zealand, ANZ also extends to twenty-five other nations.

ANZ was named the most sustainable bank globally in the 2008 Dow Jones Sustainability Index making it the 2nd year in a row ANZ has been granted the title. In 2007 the title was shared with another Australian bank, Westpac, which had held the title for the previous five years.

History

19th century

• 1835: ANZ began in London when The Bank of Australasia was established under Royal Charter
• 1837: The Union Bank of Australia was established. This was an Anglo-Australian bank
• 1852: The English, Scottish and Australian Bank (ES&A) was established in 1852. This was an Anglo-Australian bank

1950-60s

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